Hello. I'm new here, and was hoping to get a bit of advice. My 11 year old daughter, Catherine, wets the bed, and wears goodnites to keep her sheets sdry. She's wet almost every day of her life. She word diapers until she was 4, then Pull-ups until she was 6, and has been in Goodnites ever...

For those who might be around both, I had posted a little while ago about having some sort of help around the house as far as daily life goes (ie, putting dirty dishes in the sink, picking up dirty laundry, toys, etc.) and that doesn't seem to be helping. Now, though, this all brings me to a...

The "food police," i.e., the folks at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)--read all about them at http://www.consumerfreedom.com/activistcash/org_detail.cfm?ORG_ID=13 --are at it again. This time it's not "junk" food itself being blamed for our "obesity epidemic," it's the...

updated 4:58 p.m. ET, Tues., Nov. 6, 2007 LANSING, Mich. - A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit nicknamed “Roe v. Wade for Men� filed by a men’s rights group on behalf of a man who said he shouldn’t have to pay child support for his ex- girlfriend’s daughter. A...

If you use as a measuring stick the success you have enjoyed and the ability to retire in your early 50s, Catholic elementary school in the 1950s and Catholic high school in late '50s-early '60s sho nuff worked for me. It contributed at least significantly, albeit not totally. It wasn't for...

Ollie (14 months) got a great set of wooden blocks for Christmas from his Mormor. We both like playing with them, but after a few minutes he starts throwing them. He doesn't throw them at me; he throws them at the floor, but it's still annoying. Any suggestions on how to get him to stop? I've tried...

I wondered how many peoples kids run through the house? How old are they? If it happens, how do you react/handle it? Does it happen when they are alone or only in groups? Are some houses 'run free' :-)

What to do when you can't readily walk out? I was in the hospital urgent care with DD today and DS was begging for attention. He just couldn't keep still and was an embarrassment to be around. TBH, I don't quite blame him for not being able to keep still for 5 hours straight. That's tough for a...

This weekend, we are giving the 6yo a party in her honour. It is her first ever party for her friends: her birthday is in August so the school holidays have always got in the way. However, we want to do all the normal party things: ie games, a party tea, a cake. I'm not quite sure what to do...

Our son, who is turning four next month, has been going to pre-school since September. He only goes twice a week for two and a half hours. Our problem is that he begins crying on the schooldays the minute he wakes up and realizes its a school day and continues until he is dropped off at 9:15. It...

My three-year-old son qualifies for an itinerant teacher if we can find a preschool for him, because of his... ah... poor social skills. (He's also in the 99th percentile for cognitive and language skills, we found out, if a mother may be forgiven for bragging.) Do any of you have experience...

I once went to my local nursery school to find them teaching the Good Word to the children, but they had grossly simplified the Word of God and were using videos of animated vegetables with strange versions of the tale. Whats wrong with giving them the Old Testament? The first thing I ever...

Hi, I will be traveling from Florida to China next month with my one-year-old son alone (mother can't go). Any tips/suggestions/warnings you guys could provide? Only thing I could think of is to fly as few hours as possible. And of course, pack enough diapers, formula... (maybe he doesn't need...

DS (5) has shown an interest in reading. He can sound out very simple words, but I don't really know where to go from here. Does anyone have book recommendations or does anyone know anything about hooked on phonics, except that it's expensive? Thanks.

I have a 6yr old son who when he's in school has the behavior of his criminal biological father. My son is a great kid (normally) but recently he has started to lie and be disobedient. When he was in kindergarten last year he acted out and that was attributed to some things going on between my...

Hello, My son celebrated his 5th Birthday yesterday. He had a party with about 18 children and lots of family. For reasons I probably don't need to spell our we lost track of who gave which gift after about the 10th person arrived. What is the etiquette for thank you letters in such cases. I had...

I'm a retired women who lives in London and I've just moved into a flat near a small urban playground close to the shops - and I stumbled on this group whilst I was researching a problem I've got with that playground. I would say that during any one day in the warmer weather nearly 50% of the...

Hi! My daughter is almost 7 month now and in September I need to be back to work and she will be with a babysitter during the day (most likely the whole day, about 10 hours). I am a first-time mom and so is her babysitter (babysitter's son is 1.5 months younger than my daughter). The babysitter...

I have been trying to get my daughter to like peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches forever and could not understand why my 2 year old was the only child I have ever heard of that would not eat one. Anyway as it turns out she does not like to be given 1/2 a sandwich and then eat it... she likes to be...

I am seriously considering reporting this couple to cps. I will discuss it with friends and family, but I have gotten good advice here in the past, and want to run it by you too. Let me relate a story I heard this week. Friends of mine (an older husband and wife couple) were visited by their...